Where’s Russ? – Fall 2009
Written by Russ on August 23, 2009 – 11:24 pmThings… have been busy. Busy is good! Busy is often exciting, too!
That said, I’ve got a few places I’ll be this fall, and if you happen to be in these areas, it’d be great to see you.
Agile 2009 – Chicago, IL – August 24 – 28, Hyatt Regency
Todd Zaki Warfel and I will be presenting on “Guerilla Research Methods” on the User Experience Stage at the Agile 2009 Conference. More to come on this topic as discussions continue…
This hands-on session will cover a number of low cost, yet powerful research methods, like the “burrito lunch”, “crowdsourcing” and “hitting the streets” to help you make better data-driven design decisions. We’ll provide a number of techniques for recruiting research participants, creating better research questions, and what to do with your data once you’ve conducted your research.
ad:tech Chicago – September 1-2, Navy Pier
I won’t be presenting at this year’s ad:tech Chicago, but I will be attending to support my employer, Draftfcb, and the bright minds that we have speaking there this year.
- Kim Luegers will be speaking on:
MobileMix: Mobile is Here—Integrating Mobile Marketing and Advertising in Today’s Economic Climate - Chris Miller will be a part of an interesting workshop that is sure to get a few people talking:
MasterClass Workshop: The Modern Agency
(I’m guessing there won’t be any old fashioneds in this, but you can bet I’ll be there!) - Akash Pathak will be on the panel:
Social Media Industry Forum
I’ve had the good fortune to work with Akash on a few accounts and internal projects that have been pretty high profile and very successful. His insights and strategic view will make this panel one to be at!
Private Event – Las Vegas, Nevada – September 3rd
I’ll be jumping on a jet plane to fun-filled Las Vegas for an overnight trip. I’ll be speaking on UX processes, among other things. It would be great to catch up with any UX folks in the Vegas area prior to starting off a long holiday weekend.
As the Director of Events and Marketing for the Information Architecture Institute, I am the chair of this fantastic conference this year. The theme is “Social Experience Design” and we’ve got presenters from a variety of backgrounds–from small business to experts in virtual worlds to product managers and more. On top of it all, we’ve got great sponsors who not only get the space, but get this community and are proud to be a part of this event. Putting together this conference has been no small task, and I certainly haven’t done it alone–nor could I have done any of this without the heavy lifting support I’ve gotten from Michael Leis, Brad Simpson, Jonathan “Yoni” Knoll, Will Evans, Mario Bourque, Abby Covert, Denise Phillipsen, Austin Govella, Dennis Schleicher, Jr., Greg Corrin and the IAI’s own Melissa Weaver.
Great people helping to make a great event even better. Thanks!
It’s a busy time of year–I’m excited at all the things coming up, and every bit as excited to see what’s coming next.
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